Pakistan government has urged imprisoned ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to quit its anti-state activities and propaganda.
The government has warned that it would clampdown on those involved in running anti-state smear campaigns on social media in a bid to damage the country’s ties with friendly countries.
On Sunday, legal affairs spokesperson Aqeel Malik alleged that Khan’s party has hired lobbyists and PR firms to promote anti-Pakistan campaigns abroad.
Malik urged PTI to quit its “anti-state activities and propaganda” and hold dialogue with the government on political issues.
Stressing that no political party is above the country, the legal affairs spokesperson warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party that the government won’t allow an “anti-state agenda and narrative” and “there is no acceptability and tolerance for it”.
Meanwhile, in another development, the Rawalpindi police have lodged a case against several PTI leaders and workers for holding a protest outside Adiala Jail, where party founder Imran Khan (71) is presently imprisoned, reported The Express Tribune.
The case was filed under Section 144 of the Pakistan Penal Code which accused the protesters of violating the law, resisting police, and damaging the uniforms of cops.
Across the country, the PTI has been holding protests, mainly against the alleged rigging in the general polls held on February 8. Khan’s party has been demanding the restoration of their “stolen mandate” and the immediate release of party leaders, including ex-Pak PM.